Word · Frequency #33148
gullet
食道；食管
the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
- 1.
The throat or esophagus.
喉咙或食道
- 2.
The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
纤毛虫的细胞咽,食物通过它摄入。
- 3.
The space between the teeth of a saw blade.
锯片齿间的空隙。
- 4.
A channel for water.
水渠；水道。
- 5.
A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.
挖掘中预备的切口或沟槽,宽度足以让运土车通过。
- 6.
The wide space under the pommel of a saddle; the hollow over the withers of a saddled animal.
马鞍前桥下方的宽大空隙；备鞍动物肩隆上方的凹处。
喉咙或食道；纤毛虫的细胞咽,食物通过它摄入。；锯片齿间的空隙。；水渠；水道。；挖掘中预备的切口或沟槽,宽度足以让运土车通过。
In use
The berry went down the bird's gullet into its stomach.
After eating too quickly, he felt something stuck in his gullet.
The doctor explained that the gullet carries food from the throat to the stomach.
something sticks in one's gullet
比喻难以接受或吞咽的事物。
The criticism stuck in his gullet.
批评声卡在他的喉咙里，难以接受。
pour something down one's gullet
形容快速大量地喝下液体。
He poured the cold beer down his gullet.
他把冰啤酒一饮而尽。
a narrow gullet
可指地理上的狭窄通道。
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